Danish Originals

S11E5. Frederikke Møller

Thu, 14 May 2026 05:00:38 +0000

From her home in Copenhagen, Fulgebjerg-born Danish independent consultant FREDERIKKE MØLLER talks about her recent role as cultural advisor with the Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C. and her passion facilitating Danish art and culture in the US. Frederikke shares her thoughts on the changing US cultural scene under the Trump administration, and describes her current projects with the Seattle's National Nordic Museum and her dream to work on collaborations among Nordic cultures.

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For today's episode, Frederikke Møller chose Jakob Kudsk Steensen's Primal Tourism from 2016 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8931

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Photographer: Per Sommer

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This conversation with Gregers Heering occurred on March 11, 2026.

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S11E4. Rufus Gifford

Thu, 07 May 2026 05:00:51 +0000

From his home in Concord, Massachusetts, New England-born former US Ambassador to Denmark RUFUS GIFFORD recalls his start in politics, his ongoing connection to Denmark, and his work under Barack Obama and Joe Biden. He describes the current problematic chapter in transatlantic relationships, exemplified by the tensions with Denmark and Greenland, the MAGA movement in the US, and his passion to help elect a transformational US leader in 2028 in the post-Trump world order.

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For today's episode, Rufus Gifford chose C.W. Eckersberg's En sejlads til Charlottenlund, or Sailing from Copenhagen to Charlottenlund, from 1824 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8684

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Photograph Source: Rufus Gifford

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This conversation with Nicolai Rottbøll occurred on March 18, 2026.

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S11E3. Pernille Ipsen

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:09 +0000

From her home in Østerbro, Copenhagen- and Madison, Wisconsin-based Danish author PERNILLE IPSEN talks about her book and collective memoir My Seven Mothers: Making a Family in the Danish Women's Movement which is an English translation and adaptation of the 2020 Montana Prize Danish original. She describes her mothers' roles in the 1970s Red Stockings and Lesbian Movements, and traces the differences between writing in English as a historian and in Danish as a nonfiction author.

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For today's episode, Pernille Ipsen chose Dea Trier Mørch's Fødsel, or Birth, from 1978 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS2009-19

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Photographer: Bobbie Harte

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This conversation with Christian D. Bruun occurred on December 2, 2025.

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S11E2. Mette Lampcov

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:10 +0000

From her home in Mar Vista, Los Angeles, Ølstykke-born, Málaga, Spain-raised Danish photojournalist METTE LAMPCOV discusses her work in California documenting climate change and the work of undocumented agricultural workers. With expertise in water, forest, and fire ecology, she revisits her work on the Salton Sea and the Sequoia National Forest. Throughout, Mette shares her thoughts on the state of journalism and photojournalism, AI, and the effects of current US politics on her work.

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For today's episode, Mette Lampcov chose Anna Bjerger's Square from 2019 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8948

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Photographer: Bruce Lampcov

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This conversation with Gregers Heering occurred on January 7, 2026.

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S11E1. Samuel Rachlin

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:40 +0000

From a recording studio in downtown Copenhagen, Siberian-born Danish journalist and author of I, Putin, SAMUEL RACHLIN recalls his parents' journey back to Denmark from exile, when he was ten. He talks about his natural urge to understand Russia, discovering the US in 1976, and his roles as the first news anchor for TV2 in 1988 and the first Washington Correspondent for TV2 in 1990. Returning from the US after 35 years, Samuel offers insights on the current absence of a rule-based world order.

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For today's episode, Samuel Rachlin chose Gerhard Henning's Stående nøgen pige, or Standing Nude Girl, from 1928–1929 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS5856

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Photographer: Balazs Veress

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This conversation with Asger Hussain occurred on January 27, 2026.

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S10E10. Lars Mikkelsen

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:00:28 +0000

From his home in Copenhagen, Gladsaxe-born Danish actor LARS MIKKELSEN talks about his role as Captain Anderson on Frankenstein (2025). He recalls his start as a street performer before Shakespeare sent him on his path to acting. Of his long career, Lars reflects on the TV series Sherlock, The Killing, and Borgen that brought him attention abroad and that led to the American series House of Cards. He talks about faith, Jante Law, his love for language, and seeking significance in his work.

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For today's episode, Lars Mikkelsen chose L.A. Ring's Når toget ventes. Jernbaneoverkørsel ved Roskilde Landevej, or Waiting for the Train. Level Crossing by Roskilde Highway, from 1914 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/DEP535

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Photographer: Robin Skjoldborg

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on January 13, 2026.

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S10E9. Natasha Fisker

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:00:06 +0000

In her West Hollywood family home, Germany-born, Southern California, Newport-Beach-based Danish-Brazilian entrepreneur NATASHA FISKER talks about her newest business venture, the science-backed skincare brand Checked Out that promises health and wellness that works overnight. Natasha further shares her thoughts on multiculturalism, her background in fashion technology, and the evolving trends of social media for marketing, from brand partnerships to influencer culture.

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For today's episode, Natasha Fisker chose Perseus og Andromeda, or Perseus and Andromeda, by an unknown artist from 1601–1652 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKSgb1399

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Photographer: Leta Taylor

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This conversation with Christian D. Bruun occurred on February 1, 2026.

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S10E8. Olivia Neergaard-Hom

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:00:18 +0000

In her home in Nørrebro, Germany-born, Kolding-raised, Danish-German film and TV editor OLIVIA NEERGAARD-HOLM talks about her process pre-, during, and post-production with her arthouse projects in various languages. She discusses creative ownership and revisits projects such as her 2015 one-take Berlin-set film Victoria, her 2025 US feature The Chronology of Water, and discusses the challenges with the 2024 biographical drama The Apprentice about Donald Trump's formative years.

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For today's episode, Olivia Neergaard-Holm chose Martinus Rørbye's Udsigt fra kunstnerens vindue, or View from the Artist's Window, from 1823–1827 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS7452

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Photographer: Emily Turner

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This conversation with Asger Hussain occurred on November 12, 2025.

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S10E7. Christian Mathiasen

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:00:58 +0000

Back in Denmark on business, Viborg-born, San Francisco-based Danish former soccer player and market manager for Joe & The Juice CHRISTIAN MATHIASEN shares his thoughts on working in the Danish people-centric food and beverage company, where juicers are hosts and customers are guests. Christian talks about arriving in 2023 as the youngest person ever to be sent to the US by the company, and his role in establishing the culture as part of the post-COVID rebirth and revival of SF.

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For today's episode, Christian Mathiasen chose Søren L. Lange's Viborg, or Viborg, from 1822 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKSgb12512

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Photographer: Stephanie Hopkins

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This conversation with Christian D. Bruun occurred on November 7, 2025.

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S10E6. Janus Metz

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:00:05 +0000

In Los Angeles completing his upcoming film about Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, north of Viborg-born Danish film and television director JANUS METZ talks about being drawn to characters that look into darkness. From his documentary Armadillo (2010) about Danish soldiers in the war in Afghanistan to his big budget tv series Star Wars: Andor (2025) to the miniseries ZeroZeroZero (2020) about the global cocaine trade, Janus talks about the anthropological approach and perspective in all his work.

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For today's episode, Janus Metz chose Per Kirkeby's Uden titel (Vinterbillede), or Untitled (Winter Picture), from 1995 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS7953

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Private photograph

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This conversation with Asger Hussain occurred on November 10, 2025.

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S10E5. Sofie Kvist

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:00:14 +0000

From Gehl Studio on Powell Street, Gjern-born, San Francisco-based Danish architect, urban strategist and designer SOFIE KVIST recalls moving to the US when Danish firm Gehl People opened its west coast office. She describes her people-centric and data-driven work focused on public spaces as more social science than design. And she shares conceptual design projects in North American cities that have, at their core, attention to foundational cultural, social, and environmental sustainability.

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For today's episode, Sofie Kvist chose Ejnar Nielsen's Og i hans øjne så jeg døden, or And in his Eyes I Saw Death, from 1897 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS1832

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Photograph Source: GEHL

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This conversation with Christian D. Bruun occurred on November 7, 2025.

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S10E4. Helle Faber

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:00:14 +0000

From Copenhagen for a short stopover during awards season, Herning-born, Copenhagen-based Danish documentary film producer HELLE FABER talks about her film Mr Nobody Against Putin, currently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Helle discusses how she got involved in the secret film, how the subject and filmmakers had to trust each other, and how the team got the subject out of Russia for his safety that would then secure the film's chances to be shown.

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For today's episode, Helle Faber chose Uden titel, or Untitled, from 1988 by Ragna Braase from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/kms8905

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Photographer: Martin Bubrandt

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This conversation with Asger Hussain occurred on February 20, 2026.

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S10E3. Lea Thau

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:00:25 +0000

From her home in Burbank, Aarhus-born, Peabody Award-winning Danish podcast host, director, and producer LEA THAU retraces her journey from New York to Los Angeles, first leading The Moth, the live platform for storytellers, to creating the podcast Strangers. Lea describes the gradual insertion of own self at the center of her storytelling, exemplified by the "Love Hurts" and "Lea in Trumpland" miniseries. And after a 7-year hiatus, she hints at upcoming shows of yet another kind of storytelling.

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For today's episode, Lea Thau chose Erik Henningsen's Sat ud, or Evicted Tenants, from 1892 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS1454

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Photographer: Kevin Zacker

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This conversation with Christian D. Bruun occurred on December 10, 2025.

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S10E2. Leo Steen Hansen

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:00:26 +0000

From his home in Healdsburg in Northern California, Taulov-born Danish winemaker LEO STEEN HANSEN recalls his journey in 1999 from sommelier at famed Copenhagen restaurant Kong Hans to natural winemaking in Sonoma County. Leo shares insights on his approach to his food-friendly wines at Leo Steen Wines, especially his signature Chenin Blanc, and his relationships with vineyard partners along the California coast. And he talks about his newest venture in Denmark, Scout by Leo.

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For today's episode, Leo Steen Hansen chose P.S. Krøyer's Badende drenge en sommeraften ved Skagens strand, or Boys Bathing at Skagen. Summer Evening, from 1899 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS1658

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Photographer: Stephanie Hopkins

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This conversation with Christian D. Bruun occurred on November 4, 2025.

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S10E1. Søren Solkær

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:00:27 +0000

From his studio in Vesterbro, Sønderborg-born Danish photographer SØREN SOLKÆR is home in Copenhagen after an exhibition opening in London. Søren talks about the evolving role of his camera over his three-decade long oeuvre of long-term global projects such as Surface, Photographs Posed, Passage, Souls, Black Sun, and One, focused on people, nature, and spirituality, and his relationship to patience. And he shares his plans for the Adventurer's Club where he is a lifetime member.

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For today's episode, Søren Solkær chose Christian Lemmerz's Adam-Kadmon from 1997–1998 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8399

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Photographer: Søren Solkær

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This conversation with Gregers Heering occurred on November 3, 2025.

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S9E10. Henrik Zillmer

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:00:34 +0000

From his home in Portugal, suburban Copenhagen-born Danish serial entrepreneur HENRIK ZILLMER talks about AirHelp, one of many disruptive tech companies he founded that brought him to Silicon Valley and New York. He describes the concept of Justice-as-a-Service, his background in comedy and the military, and the cultural nuances in entrepreneurship in Europe, the US, and Asia. And he shares his newest ventures that take him away from technology into nature and the physical world.

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For today's episode, Henrik Zillmer chose Wilhelm Marstrand's Portræt af Otto Marstrands to døtre og deres vestindiske barnepige, Justina Antoine, i Frederiksberg Have, or Portrait of Otto Marstrand's two Daughters and their West-Indian Nanny, Justina Antoine, in the Frederiksberg Gardens near Copenhagen, from 1857 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8833

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Photographer: York Hovest

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This conversation with Asger Hussain occurred on October 22, 2025.

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S9E9. Holly Dorger

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:00:35 +0000

From The Royal Danish Theatre, Dallas-born, Detroit-raised, and Copenhagen-based American-Danish ballet dancer HOLLY DORGER recalls arriving in Denmark 18 years ago at age 18 to join The Royal Danish Ballet, where she subsequently was promoted from corps de ballet to soloist and principal dancer. Holly explains her at times bumpy and lonely road as an American creative in Denmark, her connection to her audiences via social media, and being knighted at age 26 by HM Queen Margrethe.

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For today's episode, Holly Dorger chose Carl Rasmussen's Midnatsstemning ved den grønlandske kyst, or A Stretch of Coast in Greenland. Midnight, from 1872 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS993

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Photographer: Samantha Zauscher

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This conversation with Gregers Heering occurred on October 20, 2025.

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S9E8. Torben Orla Nielsen

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:00:04 +0000

From his home in Washington DC, Ravnsnæs-born Danish counselor of science and innovation TORBEN ORLA NIELSEN explains his new role with the Danish Embassy tracking the political framework of the US research environment as it impacts Danish research. Following seven years in Boston's Innovation Centre Denmark, Torben, a diplomat, navigates the evolving US research priorities and funding in order to assist US collaborations with Danish universities and companies.

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For today's episode, Torben Orla Nielsen chose Rialto-broen i Venedig, or The Rialto Bridge in Venice, by an unknown artist from 1670–1679 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKSgb44667

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Private photograph

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This conversation with Christian D. Bruun occurred on October 17, 2025.

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S9E7. Christine Detlefsen

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:00:01 +0000

From her home in Valby, Copenhagen, Elsinore-born Danish denim and jeans designer CHRISTINE DETLEFSEN finds her inspiration from the vintage world while combining sustainable and responsible innovations in fiber, fabric, and washing. Trained at Levi's, Christine recalls the years working in New York and Los Angeles, and executive producing a documentary about the unique cultural history of jeans. And she walks through how denim design requires an artistic and engineering mindset equally.

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For today's episode, Christine Detlefsen chose Wolfgang Tillman's Planet, afterhour, Berlin. 1992 from 1996 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS1996-66/32

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Private photograph

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This conversation with Christian D. Bruun occurred on October 13, 2025.

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S9E6. Luise Faurschou

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:00:12 +0000

From her home in Klampenborg, Copenhagen, Central Zealand-born Danish curator, art advisor, and founder / director of ART 2030 LUISE FAURSCHOU talks about the non-profit's projects in New York City and at the UN Headquarters. With a strong belief that art changes people and people change the world, she describes a 40-year career in art that culminates in collaborations with artists, galleries, and museums to champion the art sector to help envision an interconnected and sustainable future.

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For today's episode, Luise Faurschou chose Tomas Saraceno's Biosfære, or Biosphere, from 2009 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8613

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Photograph Source: Tine Harden. Courtesy of ART 2030

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This conversation with Christian D. Bruun occurred on October 6, 2025.

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S9E5. David Heinemeier Hansson

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:34 +0000

From his home office in Nordhavn, Brønshoj-born Danish tech entrepreneur, author, podcaster, investor, and racing driver DAVID HEINEMEIER HANSSON talks about his recent move back home after the fires in Los Angeles. David recalls his start of 37 Signals, his company that developed Ruby on Rails and Basecamp, and he shares his pursuit of flow, his life philosophy in Stoicism, and his thoughts on entrepreneurship, business, media, and the cultural landscapes of the US vs. Denmark.

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For today's episode, David Heinemeier Hansson chose El Greco's Mandsportræt, or Portrait of a Man, from 1570–1575 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSsp146

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Photograph Source: David Heinemeier Hansson

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on September 12, 2025.

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S9E4. Louise "Lulu" Eschelman

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:00:33 +0000

On a visit to Los Angeles, Skagen-born, Silicon Valley-based Danish designer and creative consultant LOUISE "LULU" ESCHELMAN recalls arriving in LA on a one-way ticket. She shares the vision of her company Lumilla, founded on Danish minimalism with a laidback California sensibility, that has evolved from a luxury leather to a lifestyle brand. Louise talks about giving back, how she found on footing, and her new venture to work with new artists and brands, especially from Denmark.

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For today's episode, Louise Eschelman chose P.S. Krøyer's Fiskere på Skagens strand, or Fishermen at Skagen Beach, from 1883 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS1233

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Photographer: Eji Eustaquio

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on September 22, 2025.

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S9E3. Søren Meibom

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:00:16 +0000

From his home in Winchester, Massachusetts, Odense-born Danish astrophysicist, former soccer player, and artist SØREN MEIBOM came to the US in 1999 for his PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after a career in professional soccer, and recalls his work on NASA's Kepler mission at the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He talks about his role with the Global Curiosity Institute, and shares his vision for his third chapter fusing visual art with the language of science.

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For today's episode, Søren Meibom chose Jens Søndergaard's Hav. Storm, or Stormy Sea, from 1954 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS4895

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Photographer: Priscilla Fitzgerald

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on August 27, 2025.

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S9E2. Anne-Kathrine Schjerbeck

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:00:18 +0000

From her home in Healdsburg, California, Hørsholm-born Danish gallerist ANNE-KATHRINE SCHJERBECK talks about the beginnings as well as latest collaborations at Gallery Lulo that merges craft with art and design with a Danish minimalist sensibility. She recalls growing up in Kenya and Zambia where her parents were diplomats, how she felt affinity with the African-American community when she lived in New Orleans, and how climate change post-Katrina brought her out west.

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For today's episode, Anne-Kathrine Schjerbeck chose Vilhelm Hammershøi's Stue i Strandgade med solskin på gulvet, or Interior in Strandgade, Sunlight on the Floor, from 1901 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3696

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Photographer: Amy Debonis

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on August 11, 2025.

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S9E1. Jacob Sten Petersen

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:00:26 +0000

From the research facilities of Novo Nordisk, Copenhagen-born, Lexington, Massachusetts-based Danish scientist and senior vice president JACOB STEN PETERSEN talks about his 35-year career working in developing drugs to support patients with serious chronic diseases, and his 25-year long work and personal investment in finding a cure for diabetes. Jacob further shares his thoughts on the cultures between Denmark and the US regarding the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare system.

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For today's episode, Jacob Petersen chose Per Kirkeby's Uden titel, Læsø, or Untitled, Læsø, from 2001 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8278

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Photographer: Greg M. Cooper

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on August 14, 2025.

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S8E10. Marie Brock

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:00:01 +0000

Fredensborg-born, West Hollywood, Los Angeles-based Danish actress, voiceover artist, and writer MARIE BROCK talks about a creative life in the entertainment industry that is characteristically self-motivating. Marie recalls her path to LA via New York and London, and shares her deep experience in voice work and her passion for developing dimensional characters. And she introduces her latest writing project, a Nordic Noir tv crime drama that speaks to her two worlds, Denmark and America.

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For today's episode, Marie Brock chose Matisse: The Red Studio exhibition held at the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://www.smk.dk/en/exhibition/henri-matisse-the-red-studio/

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Photographer: Zadran Wali

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on August 13, 2025.

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S8E9. Marie Foegh

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:00:26 +0000

From her new apartment in Miami, Florida, Sønderborg-born and recent New Yorker Danish scientist and gynecologist MARIE FOEGH shares her research findings on hormone replacement therapy for women experiencing perimenopause and menopause. With clinics in both New York and Copenhagen, Marie talks about her six-decade-long path in medicine, most of which based in the US, and the different attitudes on women's health over the years both in Denmark and the US.

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For today's episode, Marie Foegh chose Amedeo Modigliani's Alice from 1916–1919 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSr145

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Photographer: Danielle Richards

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on August 21, 2025.

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S8E8. Frederik Bokkenheuser

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:00:33 +0000

Vesterbro-born and Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles-based Danish tv and film colorist FREDERIK BOKKENHEUSER recalls his path from Denmark to LA as a drummer in 2007. He talks about the creative and technical aspects of his work at Picture Shop, the diversity of projects he encounters, the evolving post-production technological landscape, and the thrill in working alongside directors, directors of photography, producers. Lastly, as a Dodgers fan, he discusses his passion for baseball.

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For today's episode, Frederik Bokkenheuser chose C.A. Jensen's Dødningehoved og timeglas, or Skull and Hourglass, from 1714–1814 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS7660

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Photographer: Thomas Hjorth

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on July 9, 2025.

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S8E7. Michael Møller Pedersen

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:00:42 +0000

From the renovated Gensler offices in Downtown Los Angeles, Århus-born Danish architect MICHAEL MØLLER PEDERSEN recalls his plan to move to LA with his wife in 2005 for a ten-year trial period. 20 years later, as project architect and technical director, he discusses architecture as a focus on the human experience, the role of sustainability, what makes a good architect, his appetite for large, complex projects, and the topic of heritage as a Dane living in the US raising his young daughter.

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For today's episode, Michael Møller Pedersen chose Vilhelm Hammershøi's Stue i Strandgade med solskin på gulvet, or Interior in Strandgade, Sunlight on the Floor, from 1901 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3696

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Photographer: Ryan Gobuty

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on July 11, 2025.

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S8E6. Sarah Holm Johansen

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 05:00:07 +0000

From Bloomberg Originals in Midtown Manhattan, Horsens-born, Brooklyn-based Emmy-nominated Danish documentary director and producer SARAH HOLM JOHANSEN describes Season 4 of her series Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller that garnered 29 Emmy nominations and 4 wins. Sarah recalls the start of her career in investigative journalism in New York on 60 Minutes, and traveling the world as a freelancer. And she revisits Denmark through the lens of her New York life and work.

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For today's episode, Sarah Holm Johansen chose a work Attributed to Adam de Coster, Two Sculptors at Night in Rome. Double Portrait of Francois Duquesnoy and Georg Petel, or To billedhuggere ved nattetid. Francois Duquesnoy og Georg Petel, from 1620–1623 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSsp810

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Photographer: Lizzie Sullivan

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on July 8, 2025.

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S8E5. Claus Toksvig Kjær

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 05:00:56 +0000

From his Nørlum office in Viborg, South Korea-born Danish animation producer and studio CEO CLAUS TOKSVIG KJÆR recalls how the trajectory of his company changed upon the Oscar nomination of his hand-drawn, animated feature film Song of the Sea (2014). Claus has traveled to Los Angeles for over 50 times, and talks about the US mindset necessary in his work. He describes his latest project Dante, the new creative direction for Nørlum, and his decision to prioritize what's valuable in life.

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For today's episode, Claus Toksvig Kjær chose Søren Henrik Petersen's "Studies from Nature with Regard to Landscape Drawing by S.H. Petersen," no. 5, or "Studier efter Naturen med Hensyn til Landskabstegning af S.H. Petersen," nr. 5, from 1816 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/Kks13868f

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Photographer: Elena Ø. Alexa

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on June 3, 2025.

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S8E4. Louise Rosager

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:00:59 +0000

Gentofte-born and Santa Monica, Los Angeles-based Danish creative coach and dream tender LOUISE ROSAGER describes her multilayered approach working with writers, actors, and artists using their own dreams as a new language for their storytelling and creative expression. Louise also talks about how her love for Shakespeare brought her to the US over 20 years ago, and revisits the tv series about young Shakespeare entitled Will (2017), which she conceived and served as executive producer.

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For today's episode, Louise Rosager chose Oluf Hartmann's Jakobs kamp med englen, or Jacob's Struggle with the Angel, from 1905 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS10756

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Photographer: Aliana Turkel

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on June 11, 2025.

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S8E3. Jan Gehl

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 05:00:05 +0000

From his home studio in Copenhagen, Copenhagen-born Danish architect and urban planner JAN GEHL recalls the start of his 65-year-long career focused on people and public life in cities, beginning with Copenhagen. Jan highlights his writings that changed mindsets and his transformation of international cities that became people-centered, and credits like-minded city planners and politicians. In particular, he talks about his 2007–9 work in New York City with the Bloomberg administration.

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For today's episode, Jan Gehl chose Hans Scherfig's Street View, New York, or Gadebillede, New York, from 1929–1930 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS2016-2

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Photographer: Kåre Gade

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on May 27, 2025.

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S8E2. Sebastian Perez

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:00:47 +0000

From his apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, New York, Gentofte-born Danish-Spanish-Brazilian restaurateur SEBASTIAN PEREZ recalls growing up in Copenhagen until he was six, and moving to New York at 13. Having opened his fourth location in East Williamsburg, Sebastian reflects on the early bootstrapping days of Smør, created with his partner and fellow Dane, Sebastian Bangsgaard, and his vision of providing approachable Danish/Scandinavian food to New Yorkers.

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For today's episode, Sebastian Perez chose Wolfgang Tillmans's Still life, Lucca, 1993 from 1996 from the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS1996-66/33

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Photographer: Paul Quitoriano

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on April 24, 2025.

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S8E1. Christian Winther

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:24 +0000

On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, from his home in the Garden District of New Orleans, Holbæk-born Danish tenor saxophonist and composer CHRISTIAN WINTHER recalls moving to "The Big Easy" in 1997 to play with and learn from some of his jazz idols. Staying true to the birthplace of American jazz and also continually innovating, Christian talks about performing on the stages of the iconic Preservation Hall and Snug Harbor, recording in New York, and traveling the world to play.

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For today's episode, Christian Winther chose P.S. Krøyer's Søstudie. Skagen, or Seascape. Skagen, from 1882 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS1834

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Photographer: Richard Thompson

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on July 10, 2025.

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S7E10. Vanessa Johansson

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:00:15 +0000

From her home studio in the West Village in Manhattan, New York-born American-Danish theater and voice actress VANESSA JOHANSSON reflects on growing up American with a Danish architect-father from Copenhagen. Vanessa talks about her work with the Scandinavian American Theater Company, with its mission to bring cutting edge work by contemporary Scandinavian playwrights to American audiences. And she talks about the creative and academic sides to voice acting and abstract painting.

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For today's episode, Vanessa Johansson chose Richard Mortensen's Propriano from 1960 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS6467

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Photographer: Jeff Mosier

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on April 29, 2025.

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S7E9. Kenneth Vinther

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 05:00:37 +0000

From his home in Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Hobro-born Danish professional rider and horse trainer and abstract painter KENNETH VINTHER reflects on moving to California via Germany in his 20s, and on his career competing with and educating show jumping horses. He highlights his best horse, a Holsteiner named Colicchio, once the best in class on the US west coast, and the difference of riding between Denmark and the US — the former as an everyday sport, the latter as an elite one.

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For today's episode, Kenneth Vinther chose Asger Jorn's Skrevet i sand: Alpona, or Written in Sand: Alpona, from 1971 from the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS9104

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Photographer: Zac Taylor

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on April 11, 2025.

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S7E8. Alex Højrup Munch

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:00:26 +0000

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For today's episode, Kenneth Vinther chose Asger Jorn's Skrevet i sand: Alpona, or Written in Sand: Alpona, from 1971 from the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS9104

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Photographer: Zac Taylor

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on April 11, 2025.

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S7E7. Line Langebek

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:00:58 +0000

From her home in London, Funen-born, Danish screenwriter LINE LANGEBEK talks about her widely celebrated Oscar-nominated film The Girl with the Needle (2025), a historical psychological horror film based on the true story of Danish serial killer Dagmar Overbye. Line talks about Raising Films, a UK-based organization she helped create that advocates for parents and carers in the screen sector, and her commitment to telling more universal stories in these turbulent and interesting times.

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For today's episode, Line Langebek chose Harald Giersing's To damer, or Two Ladies, from 1922 from the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3653

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Photographer: Tara Violet Niami

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 13, 2025.

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S7E6. Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 05:00:16 +0000

From his home in Thousand Oaks, California, Nivå-born Danish craft brewer JEPPE JARNIT-BJERGSØ recalls his start as a schoolteacher to kids with special needs and as a beer expert, brewer, and entrepreneur. He talks about his 2012 move to New York with his wife and young children that resulted in years of explosive growth, of his company Evil Twin Brewing, and a Michelin Starred restaurant. And he shares his latest adventure, Jarnit Family Wines, in Los Olivos north of Los Angeles.

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For today's episode, Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø chose Asger Jorn's Grædeøjne, or Tearful Eyes, from 1940 from the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/DEP595

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Photographer: Tommy Frost

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on April 11, 2025.

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S7E5. Camilla Stærk

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 05:00:13 +0000

On a visit to Los Angeles to meet with Twentieth Gallery about her new creations, Bonderup-born, London-trained, New York-based Danish designer CAMILLE STÆRK talks about her work, anchored against a strong foundation of her Danish heritage combined with her fascination with Old Hollywood and film noir, and expressed in what she describes as the whole universe: of fashion, furniture, lighting, rugs, accessories. And she talks about her creative partnership, Stærk & Christensen.

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For today's episode, Camilla Stærk chose Anne Marie Carl Nielsen's Hvilende føl, or Reclining Foal, from 1937 from the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMShm21

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Photographer: Karen Collins

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 24, 2025.

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S7E4. Kristian Thomassen

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:00:49 +0000

From his apartment in Greenwich Village, New York, Odense-born Danish creative marketer KRISTIAN THOMASSEN recalls leaving home immediately after high school, and experiencing a deep feeling of belonging in New York City. Kristian pays homage to his mentor in his new city, a fellow Dane, or two, and describes his fast-paced work developing campaigns for brands to reach a young demographic with a Gen Z mindset. Lastly, Kristian shares why he is a fan of Pippi Longstocking.

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For today's episode, Kristian Thomassen chose Michelangelo Buonarroti's Siddende dreng, or Crouching Boy, from 1915 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KAS2382

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Private Photograph

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on May 1, 2025.

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S7E3. David Posey

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 05:00:21 +0000

From his Michelin-Starred restaurant Elske he co-owns with his wife Anna Posey in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood, California-born Danish-American chef and restaurateur DAVID POSEY talks about his path in American fine dining that's always incorporated a Danish or Scandinavian profile. He reflects on his and his restaurant's recent roles on the popular tv series The Bear, the joy of experiencing the world through food, and the demands of running an award-winning restaurant.

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For today's episode, David Posey chose Georges Braque's Træerne, or Trees at l'Estaque, from 1908 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSr7

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Photographer: Huge Galdones

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 27, 2025.

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S7E2. Kristina Haslund

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

From her home in Bel-Air, London-born British-Danish interior designer and stylist KRISTINA HASLUND talks about her namesake Studio Haslund that blends Danish modernist style with Los Angeles' indoor-outdoor living. She retraces her roots with her Danish mother, her first career in the music industry, and how mid-century design and architecture are top reasons she calls LA home. And she explains why she has fallen in love with Palm Springs, the desert oasis just two hours east of LA.

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For today's episode, Kristina Haslund chose Harald Giersing's Landevej ved Fåborg, or Road near Fåborg on Funen, from 1920 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3871

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Photographer: Adam Sheridan-Taylor

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on April 30, 2025.

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S7E1. Nikolaj Hess

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

From Dumbo, Brooklyn, Frederiksberg-born, Vejle-raised, Copenhagen- and New York-based Danish pianist and composer NIKOLAJ HESS gets ready for his upcoming concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Nikolaj talks about how he translates visual art to music in his project Transformative Reflections, film scoring, and his many jazz adventures, highlighting New York as a jazz capital. And he talks about improvisation, and making music with his brothers Mikkel and Emil.

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For today's episode, Nikolaj Hess chose Matisse: The Red Studio exhibition held at the National Gallery of Denmark and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

https://www.smk.dk/en/exhibition/henri-matisse-the-red-studio/

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Photographer: Jill Greenberg

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on April 8, 2025.

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S6E10. Birgitte Moos Chalcraft

Thu, 29 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

From her home in Nørrebro in Copenhagen, Haderslev-born Danish-English multidisciplinary artist BIRGITTE MOOS CHALCRAFT talks about her time in Los Angeles at the start of the booming art scene in the Arts District of Downtown LA. There she was inspired by her fellow artists and the land and street art movements. Birgitte talks about her focus on the intersection of psychology and art, her interest in quantum physics, and her new project creating an age 50+ female artist group.

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For today's episode, Birgitte Moos Chalcraft chose Lene Adler Petersen and Bjørn Nørgaard's Blad fra serien "Den kvindelige Kristus". Børsaktionen 29.5.1969, or Leaf from the series "The Female Christ". The Stock Market Action 29.5.1969, from 1969 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS1979-152

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Photographer: Helle Moos

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 8, 2025.

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S6E9. Nicolai Rottbøll

Thu, 22 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

In his home in Winchester outside of Boston, Aalborg-born Danish entrepreneur NICOLAI ROTTBØLL is excited about life in the US where he continues his work with international organizations on sustainability and green transition. He talks about the importance of positive thinking, his largest project Our World 2050 that calls on one million children to share their vision of our collective future, and the book he's authoring on the power of connecting and collaborating over a cup of coffee.

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For today's episode, Nicolai Rottbøll chose P.S. Krøyer's Badende drenge en sommeraften ved Skagens strand, or Boys Bathing at Skagen. Summer Evening, from 1899 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS1658

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Photographer: Aurora De Luca

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 6, 2025.

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S6E8. Mus White

Thu, 15 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

In her home in Studio City, Los Angeles, Christianshavn-born Danish author, collector, and gallerist MUS WHITE recalls moments from the 60 years she has lived in California, having left Denmark upon her high school graduation. She talks about starting out as a juvenile probation officer, then becoming a published author and translator, a historical photography dealer and exhibition maker along with her husband, and a recognized collector of photographically illustrated children's books.

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For today's episode, Mus White chose Vilhelm Hammershøi's Stue i Strandgade med solskin på gulvet, or Interior in Strandgade, Sunlight on the Floor, from 1901 from the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3696

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Photographer: Stephen White

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 5, 2025.

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S6E7. Søren Fleng

Thu, 08 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

In Los Angeles for the Annie Awards with his nominated short film, Hans Christian Andersen's The Swineherd (2023), Viborg-based Danish producer SØREN FLENG describes how he came to the industry through Denmark's world-renowned animation school, The Animated Workshop, and the unique community of animation professionals. He gives a sneak peak on his current project with a US partner, and shares his thoughts on the power of creating content that impacts children.

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For today's episode, Søren Fleng chose Henri Matisse's Interior with a Violin, or Interiør med violin, from 1917–1918 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS1971-93

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Photographer: Kim Wendt

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 6, 2025.

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S6E6. Simone Fabricius

Thu, 01 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

From her home in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Danish creative director SIMONE FABRICIUS reflects on having loved New York City since seeing it on the movie screen in the '80s, and moving there 15 years ago after a decade in Paris from Denmark. Simone talks about her work, which she calls "play," in brand, packaging, visual design, and illustration, and how she's particularly excited about the explosive developments and opportunities in the hospitality industry.

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For today's episode, Simone Fabricius chose Jacob Biltius's Dead Wildfowl, or Dødt fuglevildt, from 1674 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSsp610

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Private photograph

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 5, 2025.

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S6E5. Louise Bokkenheuser

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

From her home in New York, Pulitzer finalist and Ebbe Munck Prize-winning Danish writer and editor LOUISE BOKKENHEUSER talks her upcoming novel How to Organize the World, and recalls her time as a war correspondent in Bagdad, Iraq for The Los Angeles Times and what her experience taught her about human beings' capabilities in treating each other. She further shares her thoughts on the state of journalism in the US, and on the US under a second Trump presidency.

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For today's episode, Louise Roug Bokkenheuser chose J.F. Willumsen's En bjergbestigerske, or A Mountain Climber, from 1912 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3413

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Photographer: Maury Loeb

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on January 27, 2025.

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S6E4. Henrik Rehr

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

From his apartment in Battery Park City in Manhattan, where he's called home since 1992, award-winning Odense-born Danish cartoonist and graphic novelist HENRIK REHR revisits starting his comic shop and drawing studio Den Blå Bil in his hometown in Odense. Henrik discusses his book Tribeca Sunset: A Story of 9-11 about his family's experience during the 2001 terrorist attack in New York City and shares his thoughts on how 9/11 changed the US.

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For today's episode, Henrik Rehr chose Christen Købke's Udsigt fra Dosseringen ved Sortedamssøen mod Nørrebro, or A View of Lake Sortedam from Dosseringen Looking Towards the Suburb Nørrebro Outside Copenhagen, from 1938 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS359

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Photographer: Sebastian Kim-Rehr

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 5, 2025.

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S6E3. Merete Angelica Baird

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

From her home in Manhattan, Hellerup-born Danish journalist, writer, and tv personality MERETE ANGELICA BAIRD talks about her current projects, a memoir that is also a recipe book, and her popular Danish tv series Verdensdamerne, or Ladies of the World. She recalls her work as a journalist for Politiken and Weekendavisen, covering all aspects of art and culture, she revisits her world travels, and explains, based on her own 65-year old marriage, why Danes and Scots are a perfect match.

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For today's episode, Merete Angelica Baird chose Erik Henningsen's Sat ud, or Evicted Tenants, from 1892 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS1454

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Photographer: Henrik Thalbitzer

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 18, 2025.

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S6E2. Marc Hom

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

From his home in Cooperstown in upstate New York, Danish photographer MARC HOM recalls moving to New York City when he was 21, and cutting his teeth working at Harper's Bazaar. A veteran New Yorker known for his iconic portraits of some of the world's most notable figures, Marc talks about establishing trust with his subjects, and about his recent museum exhibition Marc Hom: Re-Framed, his first, in which he challenged his viewers to understand photography in new and unexpected ways.

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For today's episode, Marc Hom chose Paul Høm's Stuen, or The Sitting Room, from 1938 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS4205

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Photographer: Thomas Loof

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on January 15, 2025.

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S6E1. Amanda Collin

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000

From her home in Copenhagen, Danish actress AMANDA COLLIN recalls her first acting seminar in New York at 23, which led to her iconic roles today in Danish films The Promised Land (2024) and The Quiet Ones (2024) and US series House of the Dragon (2024). Amanda talks about play in acting, and about accepting the unknown and being in the present. And she shares her latest project, The Creative Cycle Wheel, conceived and imagined for creative women.

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For today's episode, Amanda Collin chose Anne Marie Carl Nielsen's En dame på sin yndlingshest. Frederikke Lørup, f. Helms, or A Lady Mounted on Her Favourite Horse, from 1897–1901 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://www.open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS6085

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Photographer: HEIN photography

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on December 3, 2024.

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S5E10. Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000

From her home in Gentofte outside of Copenhagen, Danish director and former child star BARBARA TOPSØE-ROTHENBORG revisits her 11-year stay in Los Angeles, starting when she was 21, where she got her filmmaking education on the job. Returning home in search of a directing career and a work-life balance, Barbara talks about her film Loving Adults, the first Netflix Danish language original feature, and other projects that highlight her priority to tell female and personal stories.

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For today's episode, Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg chose C.A. Lorentzen's Udsigt over Drammen i Norge, or View Towards Drammen, Norway, from 1790–1799 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS920

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Photographer: Caspar Willumsen

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on November 12, 2024.

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S5E9. Jamil GS

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000

From his home in Nordvest, Copenhagen, Danish-American photographer JAMIL GS recalls his time living in Los Angeles as a child, growing up bi-cultural in Denmark, and moving to New York in the 1990s where for 20 years, he captured hip-hop and street culture. Jamil talks about encountering racism in the US, and his artistic life celebrating multiculturalism. He talks about Young Stringers, an initiative he started to respond to rhetoric towards immigrant communities in Denmark today.

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For today's episode, Jamil GS chose SUPERFLEX's FOREIGNERS, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE US ALONE WITH THE DANES! from 2002 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8810

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Photographer: Mishael Fapohunda

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on November 12, 2024.

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S5E8. Signe Byrge Sørensen

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

From her production company on Vesterbrogade, Copenhagen-born Oscar-nominated Danish film producer SIGNE BYRGE SØRENSEN shares her thoughts on what she learned to do producing her new film, The End, her first narrative feature and a six-country co-production. Signe talks about film as a collaborative art form, what she looks for in projects, the public support of film in Denmark, and the practical benefits, especially for documentaries, of award campaigns and film festivals.

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For today's episode, Signe Byrge Sørensen chose Loui Michael's Imaginær sceneri. Nocturne, or Imaginary Scene. Nocturne, from 1981 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS7159

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Photographer: Pascal Bünning

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 10, 2025.

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S5E7. Joshua Oppenheimer

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

From his home in Copenhagen, a city he's called home for more than a decade, Texas-born Oscar-nominated American-Danish filmmaker JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER talks about his new narrative film The End (2024), an apocalyptic musical. Joshua discusses The End alongside his Oscar-nominated documentary films The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014), and how the three provocative and divisive projects are mirrors to challenge us to look at ourselves.

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For today's episode, Joshua Oppenheimer chose Pieter Bruegel the Elder's Striden mellem Fastelavn og Fasten, or The Strife between Carnival and Lent, from 1562 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS1639

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Photographer: Pascal Bünning

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on January 23, 2025.

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S5E6. Tonny Sørensen

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

On a stay in Los Angeles from Copenhagen, Søborg-born Danish entrepreneur and artist TONNY SØRENSEN recalls his 32-year-long stay in Los Angeles, initiated by his 1991 World Championship title in taekwondo, his acting aspirations, to leading the clothing brand Von Dutch Originals to international heights. He discusses communities he created outside of LA, including one based on Freetown Christiania, leaving LA, success and failure, and his current focus on his photography.

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For today's episode, Tonny Sørensen chose André Derain's Kvinde i chemise, or Woman in a Chemise, from 1904 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSr14

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on November 11, 2024.

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S5E5. Lasse Elkjær

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

After three years in Denmark, Lolland Falster-born Danish film composer and orchestrator LASSE ELKJAER has returned to Los Angeles, his home since 2013. Lasse talks about the unique demands of film music, his role models, and the difference between the work and communities in Denmark and the US. He shares his realistic views of LA and of the need to have ambition to survive in the creative space, and how after eight years away from home, he embraces reconnecting with his Danish roots.

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For today's episode, Lasse Elkjær chose Vilhelm Hammershøi's Stue i Strandgade med solskin på gulvet, or Interior in Strandgade, Sunlight on the Floor, from 1901 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3696

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on October 18, 2024.

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S5E4. Sharin Foo

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

On a visit to Los Angeles, Djursland-born Danish musician and singer SHARIN FOO recalls her start with her band The Raveonettes, being signed by Columbia Records, and the excitement in being the first Danish band to play on The David Letterman Show twice. She looks back on some of the highs and lows of her time in the global music industry. And she reflects on motherhood and rock 'n' roll, having a Danish-American daughter, and her own Danish-Chinese heritage.

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For today's episode, Sharin Foo chose J.F. Willumsen's En bjergbestigerske, or A Mountain Climber, from 1912 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3413

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Photographer: James D. Kelly

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on October 9, 2024.

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S5E3. Eva Jensen

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

From her studio in New York City, Roskilde-born Danish architect EVA JENSEN shares her beginnings traveling the world, starting out professionally in The Big Apple, and establishing in 2005 her namesake architecture and interior design studio in Manhattan, where she remains today. She talks about the unique challenges of high-end residential projects, the evolution of the Danish aesthetic with her clientele, and her interest in the synergy between metropolis and countryside.

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For today's episode, Eva Jensen chose Henri Matisse's Landskab ved Collioure. Studie til "Livsglæden," or Landscape near Collioure. Study for "The Joy of Life," from 1905 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSr79

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Photograph: Ellinor Stigle

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on September 18, 2024.

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S5E2. Thomas Dambo

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

On a visit to Los Angeles, Odense-born Danish recycle artist THOMAS DAMBO explains his personal mission, "waste no more." He describes his early public projects inspired by waste left at music festivals, his Copenhagen Happy Wall commission at Kongens Nytorv, and the origins of his iconic and popular Trolls series. Always large-scale and community-driven, Thomas's message is consistent, that we share our trash and share the knowledge of our trash.

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For today's episode, Thomas Dambo chose Adam Dircksz's Miniature-altertavle. Triptykon med kristi passion, or Miniature Altar. Triptych with the Passion of Christ, from 1502–1528 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS5532

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Photographer: Emily Wilson

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on October 1, 2024.

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S5E1. Kirsten Justesen

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

From Frederiksberg outside of Copenhagen, Funen-born Danish artist KIRSTEN JUSTESEN talks about the iconic 1970 exhibition Damebilleder (Women's Images) and about her year-long residence in New York in 2006 with the support of the Danish Arts Foundation. Trained in classical sculpture, Kirsten describes her use of her own body in her art and about the female gaze, and shares her mixed feelings towards being called a pioneer in the feminist art movement.

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For today's episode, Kirsten Justesen chose Melchoir Lorck's Ti kvinder fra Stralsund, or Ten Women from Stralsund, from 1571–1573 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS1966-13

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Photograph Source: Kirsten Justesen

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on September 26, 2024.

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S4E10. Khurram Jamil

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:30:00 +0000

In his art-filled home in Hellerup, Danish-Pakistani art collector and education entrepreneur KHURRAM JAMIL introduces MILAAP, his exhibition space that situates contemporary art in dialogue with his own collection characterized by thought-provoking work from the Global South. He shares his work on educational technology that brought him to Boston and New York from 2014 to 2020. And he describes the origin of his deep relationship with the artist collective SUPERFLEX.

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For today's episode, Khurram Jamil chose SUPERFLEX's FOREIGNERS, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE US ALONE WITH THE DANES! from 2002 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/artwork/image/KMS8810

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Photographer: Robert Damisch

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on August 23, 2024.

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S4E9. Peder Hansen

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

From Omaha, Nebraska where he's called home for 20 years, Lem-raised Danish wind turbine engineer PEDER HANSEN reminisces about his family's role as wind turbine pioneers in Denmark, and credits his mother for getting Vestas into the industry in the 1970s, and his father for getting Vestas wind turbines into the US field in the 1980s. Peder talks about climbing up wind turbines, and the strong Danish immigrant and Danish-American community in the Midwest.

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For today's episode, Peder Hansen chose P.S. Krøyer's Fra Burmeister & Wains jernstørberi, or The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, from 1855 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3605

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on July 10, 2024.

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S4E8. Clara Rugaard

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

From her West London flat, Danish-Irish actress CLARA RUGAARD, known especially for her roles in I Am Mother (2019) and Black Mirror (2023), talks about her latest project The Crow Girl. Having worked internationally, Clara reflects on the pressure she felt coming from a bilingual family and being hard to categorize, but her love of storytelling, of relating to characters, and being surrounded by creatives, has kept her firmly committed to the film and television industry and to the art of acting.

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For today's episode, Clara Rugaard chose P.C. Skovgaard's Parti af Delhoved Skov ved Skarre Sø. Eftermiddagsbelysning, or Delhoved Wood near Lake Skarre, Zealand. Afternoon Light, from 1855 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS529

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Photographer: Joseph Sinclair

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on July 4, 2024.

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S4E7. Jens Faurschou

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

In his home in Humlebaek in northern Copenhagen, art collector and advisor JENS FAURSCHOU recalls opening his namesake gallery in 1986, which was followed by galleries in Beijing and in New York. He shares insights on the art world landscapes of Copenhagen, Beijing, and New York, reminisces about artists and art world figures with whom he's collaborated, and a missed opportunity to meet Andy Warhol. Most importantly, Jens defines good art as art that challenges.

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For today's episode, Jens Faurschou chose Henri Matisse's Portræt af Madame Matisse: Den grønne stribe, or Portrait of Madame Matisse: The Green Line, from 1905 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSr171

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on August 19, 2024.

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S4E6. Trine C. Jensen

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Bagsværd-born and raised Danish voiceover and performance capture director and coach TRINE C. JENSEN left Denmark 35 years ago to pursue her art, first in Miami, then New York, before landing in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. She shares her insights in one area of her expertise, video game voice acting, and describes the nonlinear storytelling approach and scope in Sony's Horizon Zero Dawn and Rise of the Rōnin. And she compares Danish expatriates to the hobbits from Lord of the Rings.

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For today's episode, Trine C. Jensen chose Henri Matisse's Zulma from 1950 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSr189

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Photographer: Grey Coutts

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on June 27, 2024.

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S4E5. Connie Nielsen

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

On the eve of the release of Gladiator II, Elling-born Danish actress CONNIE NIELSEN recalls leaving home at 18 for Paris and Milan, moving later in New York at the recommendation of an American director, and the casting experience with Gladiator from 2000 that made her an international star. She shares her views about the role of women in Hollywood, her tv series about Danish author and painter Karen Blixen, and her interest in exploring female historical characters.

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Connie talks about what she looks for in art.

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on November 8, 2024.

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S4E4. Nicolai Wallner

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

From his home in Charlottenlund in Copenhagen, Danish founder of his namesake art gallery NICOLAI WALLNER describes his passion, activated when a high schooler, for artists and for representing artists, and his efforts in the 1990s to open his gallery on Store Kongensgade, which pushed forward the paradigm shift in the development of Copenhagen's contemporary art scene. Nicolai recalls his first art fair in New York, and explains why Kermit the Frog is his hero.

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For today's episode, Nicolai Wallner chose Andrea Mantegna's Kristus som den lidende freiser, or Christ as the Suffering Redeemer, from 1495–1500 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSsp69

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on June 4, 2024.

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S4E3. Rachelle Keck

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From her home office, Des Moines, Iowa's Grandview University's American president and former prosecutor RACHELLE KECK talks about discovering her Danish ancestry as she leads the Danish Lutheran university founded by Danish immigrants and based on the ideologies of Golden Age Danish minister and author N.F.S. Grundtvig. Rachelle also discusses the unique skillsets of attorneys in running colleges and universities.

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For today's episode, Rachelle Keck chose Egill Jacobsen's Ophobning, or Accumulation, from 1938 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS4972

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Photographer: Todd Bailey

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on June 4, 2024.

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S4E2. Kristian Riis

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From his studio on Nansensgade in Copenhagen, Nordjylland-born Danish musician and cultural entrepreneur KRISTIAN RIIS talks about his half decade living in Los Angeles building NordicLA, a community for Scandinavian creatives and entrepreneurs. Kristian shares his work with his company Volcano, highlighting the ambitious mindful city initiative of Gelephu in Bhutan. Last but not least, he revisits the iconic work of his band Nephew and his thoughts on the universal language of music.

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For today's episode, Kristian Riis chose Pia Arke's Uden titel (Thule Air Base) or Untitled (Thule Air Base), from 1992–1993 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS2019-85

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Photograph: NordicLA/Volcano

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on April 24, 2024.

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S4E1. Carsten "Soulshock" Schack

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Gug-born Los Angeles-based Danish DJ and music producer CARSTEN "SOULSHOCK" SCHACK talks about his journey in hip hop, R&B, and Pop from Aalborg to New York to Los Angeles. He shares stories of working with his producing partner Kenneth Karlin, and with Queen Latifah, Tupac, Whitney Houston, and Clive Davis. And he talks about raising his son after the untimely passing of his wife Maxee Maxwell.

For today's episode, Carsten "Soulshock" Schack chose Asger Jorn's Coupures de table, or Cuts in Tabletop, from 1967 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS1977-170

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Photographer: Bary J Holmes

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on April 30, 2024.

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S3E10. Tal R

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From his studio in Copenhagen, Tel Aviv-born Danish-Israeli artist TAL R covers a wide range of topics, from the importance of developing a language for his art, how photography raises the bar for painting, the integrity of color, what he looks for in the work of other artists, and maybe most significantly, to the role of failure as an artist's teacher. Tal additionally talks about American art and the evolving purpose of museums and galleries.

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For today's episode, Tal R chose Frede Christoffersen's Aften, Søborg or Evening, Søborg from 1958 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS6191

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Photographer: Casper Sejersen

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on May 29, 2024.

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S3E9. Jesper Bæhrenz

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From his home in Copenhagen, Herning-born Danish writer, producer, radio and tv host JESPER BÆHRENZ recalls his 12-year stay in Los Angeles in the hills, pitching concepts in the expansive entertainment industry open to ideas, and returning to Denmark in 2021. Jesper reflects on his entry into radio back home at 17 and his early success, and with sustained success 40 years later today, shares his perspective on the changing media landscape both in Denmark and the US.

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For today's episode, Jesper Baehrenz chose Danh Vō's We the People (detail) from 2011–2016 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8720

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8719

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Photographer: Michael Falgren

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 6, 2024.

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S3E8. Anni Holm

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:45:00 +0000

From her hometown in Randers, Chicago-based Danish artist ANNI HOLM talks about her two-year residency with the departments of garbage and recycling, education, and the Randers Art Museum. With a focus on community and sustainability, Anni's work is collaborative and experiential and participants-based. And she talks about her path finding her confidence as an artist and the difference between being a working artist in the US and in Denmark.

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For today's episode, Anni Holm chose Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen's Family Sha-la-la from 1998 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8440

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Photographer: Klaus Brendstrup Kohberg

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on May 10, 2024.

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S3E7. Peter Work

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From his and his wife and partner Rebecca Work's vineyard Ampelos Cellars in Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, Copenhagen-born and Aalborg- and Aarhus-raised Danish winemaker PETER WORK talks about what it means to work closely with Mother Nature, how living life to the fullest is realized from making wine, what passion and skills are required to start a second career, and what it takes to be the first certified organic, sustainable, and biodynamic vineyard in the US.

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For today's episode, Peter Work chose Jacob Matham's Bakkus som vinens gud, or Bacchus as the God of Wine from 1616 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKSgb21518

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Photographer: Esben Melby

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 27, 2024.

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S3E6. Anna Eckhoff

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

In Los Angeles as part of her US tour for her new book, A New Beginning: Life on the Frontlines, Nakskov-born Danish author ANNA ECKHOFF talks about life working in NGOs in Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine, and the simultaneously eye-opening and isolated environment of a western expatriate. And she contrasts the two phases of her life, first raising six children in Denmark and working in IT, and when widowed, going out into the world's conflict zones at 56.

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For today's episode, Anna Eckhoff chose Vilhelm Hammershøi's Stue i Strandgade med solskin på gulvet or Interior in Strandgade, Sunlight on the Floor from 1901 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3696

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Photographer: Per Morten Abrahamsen

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on April 8, 2024.

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S3E5. Caspar Phillipson

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 04:00:00 +0000

On a visit to Los Angeles, which he called home for one year, Copenhagen-based Danish actor CASPAR PHILLIPSON recalls visiting LA for the first time for the Oscars for Jackie (2016), in which he portrayed John F. Kennedy. He talks about two other instances playing JFK, in Blonde (2022), and in his newest film, Hammarskjöld (2023). And he teases about his Danish tv series The Orchestra, and his very funny late night show on the piano singing Tom Lehrer songs.

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For today's episode, Caspar Phillipson chose P.S. Krøyer's Badende drenge en sommeraften ved Skagens strand, or Boys Bathing at Skagen, Summer Evening from 1899 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS1658

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Photographer: Yannick Wolff

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on April 25, 2024.

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S3E4. Julie Reumert

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From her home in New York, Danish soprano JULIE REUMERT prepares for the world premiere of the photographic oratorio Number Our Days at the Perelman Performing Arts Center. Julie shares her journey from The Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen to the the Big Apple's Manhattan School of Music that established the foundation for her performance and teaching career in opera in New York. She talks about training, opportunities, and auditions.

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For today's episode, Julie Reumert chose P.C. Skovgaard's Strandbillede, Rågeleje or The Beach at Rågeleje from 1843 from the collection of the National Gallery Of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS7213

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Photographer: Alexandra Nataf

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 29, 2024.

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S3E3. Asger Hussain

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Gladsaxe-born-and-raised Danish-Pakistani film and television producer ASGER HUSSAIN shares his path from Copenhagen to New York to Los Angeles, where early on in New York, he began his producing career working for director Lee Daniels and on the Oscar-winning film Precious in 2010. Asger recalls his single most rewarding experience producing Five Fingers of Marseilles (2017), and articulates the difference between film and television production.

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For today's episode, Asger Hussain chose Jesper Rasmussen's Dumbo Brooklyn New York from 2005 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS2005-15

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 23, 2024.

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S3E2. Gregers Heering

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Los Angeles-based Danish photographer GREGERS HEERING arrived in Los Angeles in the 2000s for the American Film Institute, and found his artistic calling in the poetry of still photography. Gregers retraces his journey, and describes seminal projects along the way, photographing homicide detectives in the South (2008), children in Western Greenland (2009), The Royal Danish Ballet (2009–2014), and life onboard a Maersk cargo ship (2014–15).

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For today's episode, Gregers Heering chose Niel Skovgaard's Troldeskoven from 1836 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS13965

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Photographer: Anders Elmshøj

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on October 24, 2024.

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S3E1. Agnete Oernsholt

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Århus-born, Los-Angeles-based Danish Group Design Director AGNETE OERNSHOLT retraces her Graphic Design journey from her namesake Design studio and LEGO in Copenhagen to her bi-coastal team at Walt Disney Company's in-house creative agency Yellow Shoes Creative Group. Agnete, a self-described design-system geek and typography nerd, talks about LA as a creative mecca, and how she draws inspiration from art, music, and old Hollywood.

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For today's episode, Agnete Ørnsholt chose Paul Gerne's Uden Titel, or Untitled from 1968–1969 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8160

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Photographer: Cliff Watts

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on November 3, 2023.

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S2E10. Maria Sten

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 04:30:00 +0000

In Los Angeles to meet up with her management team, Wyoming-based Danish-Congolese actor, writer, producer, dancer and 2008 Miss Denmark, MARIA STEN plays Frances Neagley in the tv series Reacher and is a writer on the tv series Big Sky. In a wide-ranging interview, Maria talks about growing up in Denmark and her professional path in the US as a highly motivated and disciplined artist and a mixed-race one.

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For today's episode, Maria Sten chose Nina Sten-Knudsen's Museum from 2002 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8285

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Photographer: Alejandro Douek

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 4, 2024.

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S2E9. Bjørnstjerne Christiansen

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From his Copenhagen studio, Møn-born Danish artist BJØRNSTJERNE CHRISTIANSEN recalls growing up with two experimental artists as his parents. Bjørnstjerne shares how he co-founded SUPERFLEX in 1993 with Jakob Fenger and Rasmus Rosengren Nielsen, and talks about some of the art collective's Copenhagen and international collaborative projects that bring to light a wide range of societal issues with play and humor.

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For today's episode, Bjørnstjerne Christiansen talks about Ursula Reuter Christiansen's The Executioner from 1971 at the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://www.smk.dk/en/exhibition/ursula-reuter-the-executioner/

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Photographer: SUPERFLEX

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 11, 2024.

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S2E8. Jørgen Klubien

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From Glendale, Los Angeles, in his home where he has lived since 2005, Danish musician and animator JØRGEN KLUBIEN talks about his parallel artistic paths, as a singer who rose to fame in Denmark with his band Danseorkestret in the 1980s, and as an animator with Disney Studios, where he made a mark on all the iconic films, from The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Mulan, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Cars, Shrek Forever After, to Dumbo.

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For today's episode, Jørgen Klubien chose Henri Matisse's Interiør med violin, or Interior with a Violin, from 1918 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSr83

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Photographer: Paul Stula

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 1, 2024.

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S2E7. Finn-Olaf Jones

Thu, 30 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From his home in the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, Danish-American mountaineer and writer FINN-OLAF JONES describes growing up in Stevns, Denmark and Wayzata, Minnesota, surrounded by his American father's library and Danish art collection by Skagen Painters. Finn-Olaf talks about his latest project of completing the Seven Summits, as he reached the peaks of the highest mountains on each of the seven traditional continents.

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For today's episode, Finn-Olaf Jones chose C.W. Eckersberg's Udsigt gennem tre buer i Colosseums tredje stokværk, or A View through Three Arches of the Third Storey of the Colosseum, from 1815 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3123

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Photographer: Cody Jones

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 13, 2024.

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S2E6. Mette Lisby

Thu, 23 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From her home in Copenhagen, Robert-nominated Danish actor, writer, stand-up comedian, television host, and author METTE LISBY recalls her 12-year residence in Los Angeles, which followed a five-year stay in London, as a period of positivity and possibility. From her time as a pioneer female stand-up comic in the early 1990s to her current book projects, Mette shares how it's all been a journey of learning and of gathering experiences.

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For today's episode, Mette Lisby chose P.C. Skovgaard's Bøgeskov i maj. Motiv fra Iselingen, or A Beech Wood in May near Iselingen Manor, Zealand, from 1857 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS4580

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Photographer: Anja Ekstrøm

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 6, 2024.

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S2E5. Benni Korzen

Thu, 16 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From his Los Angeles home, Danish artist and Oscar-winning film producer BENNI KORZEN, who left Copenhagen for New York in 1964, talks first about his 200 or so abstract color paintings and collages that surround him. Benni recalls his Oscar win for Best Foreign Film for the Danish production Babette's Feast (1987), a 1960 documentary with CBS about the historic 1943 rescue of 99% of Danish Jews (of which he was one) to Sweden, and describes current projects.

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For today's episode, Benni Korzen chose Paul Gerne's Uden titel, or Untitled, from 1968–1969 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8160

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on October 20, 2023.

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S2E4. Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen

Thu, 09 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From her home studio in the middle of Nørrebro in Copenhagen, Manila-born Danish-Filipino artist LILIBETH CUENCA RASMUSSEN recalls falling in love with art at her first exhibition as an exchange student in the US. Lilibeth talks about identity and performativity in art, the unique space of video and performance, as well as the challenges as a brown, female artist in the Danish and international art scene. And she shares her thoughts on what makes a good museum.

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For today's episode, Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen chose Niels Hansen Jacobsen's Skyggen, or The Shadow, from 1897–1898 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS5806

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Photographer: Bjarke Johansen

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 16, 2024.

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S2E3. Mads Refslund

Thu, 02 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From his new restaurant Ilis in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in New York City, Michelin-starred Danish chef MADS REFSLUND talks about the central role of the root cellar and the rethinking of the front of house and back of house model where the chefs are also the ones talking with diners about the food. Mads, a co-founder of Copenhagen's world renowned Noma, additionally shares memories about his start in New York and the influence of his parents and his grandparents in paving his path with food.

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For today's episode, Mads Refslund chose Poul Anker Bech's Asfaltserenade, or Asphalt Serenade, from 2002 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8283

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Photographer: Evan Sung

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on March 15, 2024.

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S2E2. Josefine Lindegaard

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000

On a visit to Los Angeles, Danish actress JOSEFINE LINDEGAARD talks about her latest role as Greta on Zack Synder's Rebel Moon — Part 2, The Scargiver (2024), filmed in Santa Clarita just north of Los Angeles. Having grown up in Hellerup, Denmark and Warsaw, Poland, and arriving in New York and in Los Angeles in her late teens, Josefine recalls the small film roles in big projects, such as A Man Named Otto (2022) — and describes her path and her commitment to hone her craft.

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For today's episode, Josefine Lindegaard chose C.W. Eckersberg's Langebro i måneskin med løbende figurer, or Langebro, Copenhagen, in the Moonlight with Running Figures, from 1836 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS7284

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Photographer: Anine Lindvig

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on October 3, 2023.

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S2E1. Claes Bang

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From his summer house and studio outside of Copenhagen, Odense-born Danish actor CLAES BANG recalls his experience making the satirical black comedy The Square that won the Palme d'Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and the myriad of interesting projects that have found him since, including the newly launched tv series The New Look about World War II and modern fashion. And Claes talks about making music as an antidote to his day job.

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For today's episode, Claes Bang talked about Alberto Giacometti at the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://www.smk.dk/en/exhibition/alberto-giacometti-what-meets-the-eye/

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Photographer: Lis Kasper Bang

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 26, 2024.

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S1E10. Dan Laustsen

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Coming off of The Color Purple (2023), Helsingør-born Oscar-nominated Danish cinematographer DAN LAUSTSEN talks about shooting the musical in Savannah, Georgia. Dan describes his work as both technical and creative with the sole goal to help the director tell the story, and retraces his steps from the National Film School of Denmark in the '70s, to working in the U.S with directors Ole Bornedal, Guillermo del Toro, Chad Stahelski, and Blitz Bazawule, respectively.

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For today's episode, Dan Laustsen chose Henri Matisse's Portræt af Madame Matisse: Den Grønne Stribe, or Portrait of Madame Matisse: The Green Line, from 1905 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSr171

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Photographer: Lisa Ohlin

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on December 7, 2023.

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S1E9. Trine Dahl Klubien

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000

From her studio in Glendale, Los Angeles, where she made her home about 10 years ago, Danish florist TRINE DAHL KLUBIEN talks about her path from a flower shop on Pistolstræde in Copenhagen to one in Los Angeles, where she is sought after for her characteristic Scandinavian-California aesthetic, and where she works with a wide range of clients including Hollywood household names. Trine talks about the personal nature of the flower business and the physical demands of the work.

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For today's episode, Trine Dahl Klubien chose Anna Archer's En begravelse, or A Funeral, from 1891 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS1433

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 1, 2024

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S1E8. Joachim Svare

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Los Angeles-based, Emmy-winning Danish musician and music producer JOACHIM SVARE has seen the changes in the music industry, and especially the recording industry, over the decades. Joachim shares his thoughts on the community of Danish musicians he helped build in Studio City when he first arrived in the early '90s to his current work scoring for film and tv, in particular preschool animation, a highlight being an Emmy win for "Color Song Red" (2019).

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For today's episode, Joachim Svare chose Emil Nolde's Vesterhavsklitter, or North Sea Dunes, from 1936 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS6206

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This conversation occurred with Tina Jøhnk Christensen on September 27, 2023

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S1E7. Henrik Fisker

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Allerød-born Danish car designer and entrepreneur HENRIK FISKER left Denmark at age 20 to pursue his dream of becoming a car designer. He trained in Switzerland, left his legacy at Aston Martin and BMW, and has called LA home since 2000. Now focused exclusively on electric vehicles, at Fisker Inc. headquarters in Manhattan Beach just outside of Los Angeles, Henriks shares his vision to make the world's most sustainable vehicle.

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For today's episode, Henrik Fisker chose Richard Mortensen's Stilhedens sal. Opus I, or The Hall of Silence. Opus I, from 1980 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/iiif/KMS7946c

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 13, 2024.

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S1E6. Anne-Grethe Krogh Nielsen

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

At the Honorary Danish Consulate in Los Angeles, Funen-born Danish pastor ANNE-GRETHE KROGH NIELSEN, who first arrived in 2004, talks about being inclusive and visionary as she serves an international as well as locally diverse congregation in a cultural environment of multiple religions. It's a role that Anne-Grethe treasures, as it allows her to make connections with people from all over. And her image of God is definitely not a white man sitting in the sky with a long beard.

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For today's episode, Anne-Grethe Krogh-Nielsen chose J.F. Willumsen's En bjergbestigerske, or A Mountain Climber, from 1912 from the collection of the National Gallery Of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3413

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on January 31, 2024.

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S1E5. Aka Niviâna

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000

In Los Angeles for the premiere of True Detective: North Country, season four of the popular series, Upernavik-born Greenlandic activist and actress AKA NIVIANA discusses her first tv role as the troubled character Julia Navarro. Having experienced prejudice while living in Denmark, Aka supports opening sustained dialogue about indigenous individuality and seeing increased Greenlandic representation in storytelling and in being part of the world community.

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For today's episode, Aka Niviana Mørch Pedersen chose Nicolai Abildgaard's Christian III ophjælper Danmark. Allegori, or Christian III Succouring Denmark, from 1780–1781 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSsp861

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on January 10, 2024.

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S1E4. Kim Magnusson

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 06:15:00 +0000

On a trip to Los Angeles for the Oscars luncheon to honor the nomination of Knight of Fortune (2022), Danish producer and Oscar winner KIM MAGNUSSON discusses his 12th Oscar nomination, what he looks for in a short film, why short films are important, and what are themes that speak to him. He shares insights on the Danish and American film industries, the importance of Danish filmmaking in the global space, and his own professional path.

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For today's episode, Kim Magnusson chose Olafur Eliasson's Islandserie, or Island Series, from 1995 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/artwork/image/KKS1998-43

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Photographer: Kristine Havemann

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on February 13, 2024.

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S1E3. Sigrid Dyekjær

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 06:10:00 +0000

On a trip to Los Angeles to screen Apolonia, Apolonia (2022), Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning Danish-Icelandic documentary film producer SIGRID DYEKJÆR shares her thoughts on a few of her other notable international co-productions, including The Cave (2019) and The Territory (2023). Sigrid talks about team building in support of the director's vision, her interest in ethical filmmaking, and the changing landscape of the documentary film market.

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For today's episode, Sigrid Dyekjær chose Kirsten Justesen's Oven Vande, or Surfacing, from 1990 to 1992 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS1993-71

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Photographer: Les Kaner

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on December 6, 2023.

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S1E2. Nikolaj Arcel

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 06:05:00 +0000

On a visit to Los Angeles, Copenhagen-based Oscar- and Golden Globes-nominated Danish-Greek director NIKOLAJ ARCEL talks about his new film The Promised Land (2023). He retraces his time living in LA, from when received an Oscar nod for A Royal Affair (2012) through The Dark Tower (2017). He talks about key differences in his experience with Hollywood and Danish film productions, and his seminal training from the National Film School of Denmark.

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For today's episode, Nikolaj Arcel chose Caspar David Friedrich's Efter Stormen, or After the Storm, from 1817 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8817

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Photographer: Ola Kjelbye

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on October 31, 2023.

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S1E1. Ole Henriksen

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Award-winning Danish founder and creative director of his eponymous skincare brand, OLE HENRIKSEN, kicks off the series from his home in Los Angeles, a city he's made his life for close to 50 years. Ole talks about art, wellness, and Danishness, and shares tried and true lessons from his path from the town of Nibe on Jutland Peninsula in northern Denmark and his long-held disciplined role as strong proponent and global ambassador of positive thinking.

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For today's episode, Ole Henriksen chose P.S. Krøyer's Badende drenge en sommeraften ved Skagens strand, or Boys Bathing at Skagen, Summer Evening, from 1899 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS1658

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Photographer: Gregers Heering

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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on September 22, 2023.

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Introducing Danish Originals

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Danish Originals! It is a podcast series, in English, that features Danish creatives who have made a significant mark in the US in the areas of creativity, originality, and innovation.

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